Compulsory Modules

Semester 1

This course is only available to students whose native language is not English and who have not passed the Cambridge Advanced level examination.
This is a single module, taught during the first term of the university year. The course is thematically organised around topics of general interest and wide academic application. Each unit comprises a video or audio tape
and exercises and speaking activities based on it. The exercises used are approximately equivalent to Cambridge Advanced level, ALTE level 4, corresponding to 'Competent User' in the Council of Europe framework. Tapes and videos are at levels from Advanced to native speaker level to reflect the needs of students' other study at this university.

This course is recommended for all non-native speakers of English who would like to improve their overall competence in communicative grammar and written English.
QXS1005 can be taken as a follow-up course but is not a co-requisite.
This single module course provides practice in the different areas of academic writing skills with emphasis on essay writing, editing, style, referencing and quotation. It also covers work-related skill sincluding preparing a CV.
This course also provides practice and gives reinforcement in major grammar areas including tenses, conjunctions, articles, prepositions, phrasal verbs and passives.
The module uses a communicative approach and by the end of the course, students would be expected to be approaching the level of ALTE level 4 (Cambridge Advanced English), corresponding to 'Competent User' in the Council of Europe Framework.

The course provides an overview of a wide range of topics in the study of natural language, including:
1. What is language?
2. Morphology: words and their structure.
3. Phonetics and Phonology: language sounds and sound systems.
4. Syntax: sentence structure
5. Semantics and Pragmatics: meaning and context
6. Language variation.
7. Language change.
8. Language acquisition
9. Language pathologies
10. Language and the brain
Furthermore, the course provides guidance on how to plan & write an essay as well as other assessment methods, and on how to prepare effectively for examinations.

This class is an introduction to the phonetics of spoken languages, covering articulatory phonetics, acoustics, and introductory phonology. Areas covered include: anatomy of the vocal tract and terminology used to describe speech articulators, articulatory phonetics, with an emphasis on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and how to use it to transcribe speech, an introduction to acoustic theory as it relates to speech sounds, the nature of phonological patterns (alternation and phonotactics), melody and prosody, and the structural representation of speakers’ phonological knowledge. The knowledge and skills acquired here will be essential for many other modules and/or projects.

This course is only available to students whose native language is not English, who would like to improve their overall competence in communicative grammar and written English.
QXS1004 can be taken as a pre-course but is not a co-requsite).
This single module provides communicative grammar practice in the areas of conditional, modal verbs, subject/verb agreement, prepositions, phrasal verbs, gerunds and infinitives, relative clauses, expressions of probability and possibility, articles and tenses.
The course also provides practive in different writing skills including business and personal letters, reports, book reviews, literature reviews and essays. The academic writing skills of re-writing, editing, quoting and referencing are also reinforced and set expressions in academic writing are also reviewed.
The module uses a communicative approach and by the end of the course, students would be expected to be approaching the level of ALTE Level 4 (Cambridge Advanced English), corresponding to 'Competent User' in the Council of Europe Framework.

1. the relationship between language, culture and thought processes,
2. the relationship between language and identity,
3. the structures of bilingual societies,
4. the different manifestations of multilingualism, particularly in relation to the concepts of bilingualism and diglossia,
5. the cultural, political, and anthropological issues surrounding minority languages & language policy.

This class is an introduction to the phonetics of spoken languages, covering articulatory phonetics, acoustics, and introductory phonology. Areas covered include: anatomy of the vocal tract and terminology used to describe speech articulators, articulatory phonetics, with an emphasis on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and how to use it to transcribe speech, an introduction to acoustic theory as it relates to speech sounds, the nature of phonological patterns (alternation and phonotactics), melody and prosody, and the structural representation of speakers’ phonological knowledge. The knowledge and skills acquired here will be essential for many other modules and/or projects.

The module will be split between the study of syntax and the study or morphology in the ration 60:40.
1. Morphemes: the parts of a word.
2. Types of affix and affix ordering
3. The productivity of affixation.
4. Word-formation without affixes.
5. Compounding
6. Syntactic classification: Parts of Speech and functional relations.
7. Syntactic structure and Immediate Constituent Analysis.
8. Recursion and the generation of syntactic structure.
9. Heads and their dependents
10. Syntactic relations within the sentence.
11. Relations between sentence types.

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1

This course is only available to students whose native langauage is not English.
Optional for second year students on any course.
This module is a wide-ranging topic-based course which utilises a multi-media approach to language learning. Various techniques and materials are used, including video & audio recordings and authentic reading texts. The course places particular emphasis on Listening skills, Communication skills, Grammar and Idiomatic English. The six broad topics around which this language work takes place are Health, Homes, Travel, Culture, Work and People & Relationships. Handouts of materials are provided for students.

This course is only available to students whose native language is not English, who would like to improve their skills in Business English.
(QXS2004 can be taken as a follow up course but is not a co-requisite).
This single module course provides practice in the skills required to work or do business effectively in an English-speaking environment. International business interaction, customs and etiquette are covered as well as British business culture. Students also work on improving their presentation skills and gain confidence in telephoning in English.
Business writing is an important element of the course including business letters, reports, memos, faxes and email. Studnets also work on improving their business vocabulary, in particular areas of international trade and the internet.
The module uses a communicative approach and by the end of the course, students would be expected to be at the level of ALTE Level 4 (Cambridge Advanced English), corresponding to 'Competent User' in the Council of Europe Framework.

This module provides an overview of the study of bilingualism. It introduces the student to the core concepts and gives an overview of the main theories and methodologies characteristic of the field. Topics covered will include
1. Dimensions of bilingualism;
2. Definitions of bilingualism;
3. Early versus late bilingualism;
4. Bilingualism and cognition;
5. Educational policies.

Semester 2

This course is only available to students whose native language is not English.
Optional for second year students on any course.
This module is a wide-ranging topic-based course which utilises a multi-media approach to language learning. Various techniques and materials are used, including video tapes and authentic reading texts. The course places particular emphasis on Writing skills, Reading skills, Vocabulary development and Communicative grammar. The six broad topics around which this language work takes place are the Media, Learning & Teaching, Science & Technology, Entertainment, Crime & Punishment, and Stranger and Fiction. Handouts of materials are provided for students.

This course is only available to students whose native language is not English.
(QXS2003 can be taken as a pre-course but is not a co-requisite).
Ths course is recommended for all non-native speakers of English who would like to improve their skills in Business English.
The single module course provides practive in the skills required to work or do business effectively in an English-speaking environment. This course focuses on cross-cultural issues, advertising, sales, marketing, interview skills and finding a job as well as job selection procedures. Report writing is also dealt with during this module.
Writing, speaking and listening skills for business are an integral part of the course and the course also covers teamwork, travel and hospitality in addition to meeting and negotiation skills.
The module uses a communicative approach and by the end of the course, students would be expected to be at the level of ALTE Level 4 (Cambridge Advanced English), corresponding to 'Competent User' in the Council of Europe Framework.

1. Studying the History of English.
2. The Sounds and Writing of English
3. Causes and Mechanisms of Language Change.
4. The Indo-European Language Family and Proto-Indo European.
5. Germanic and the Development of English.
6. The Sounds and Words of Old English.
7. The Grammar of Old English.
8. The Rise of Middle English: Words and Sounds
9. The Grammar of Middle English and the Rise of a Written Standard.
10. The Sounds and Inflections of Early Modern English.
11. Early Modern English Verbal Constructions and Eighteenth-Century Prescriptivism.
12. Modern English.

In the first part of this module we will focus on the theory of Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) so as to grasp its basic mechanisms, and identify the main lexicogrammatical structures that are available to speakers of English. The second part will be dedicated to issues around discourse and context. We will look at theories and findings based on SFG, and analyse instances of discourse, exploiting theory to gain insights about the meaning and significance of specific linguistic choices for the discourse area they appear in. Along with theory and analysis, we will consider implications for English language education.
Whilst lectures will provide the theoretical and conceptual foundations of SFG and SFG based discourse analysis, the tutorials will be used for discussion, case presentations, and exercises as appropriate for each week's topic.
The following topics will be covered:
1. Introduction: SFG and its purposes
2. SFG theory: Clause as message – the textual function
3. SFG theory: Clause as exchange – the interpersonal function
4. SFG theory: Clause as representation – the ideational function
5. SFG theory: Above and below the clause
6. SFG theory: Around the clause – cohesion and discourse
7. Interpreting discourse: Approaches and findings using SFG tools
8. Working with discourse: Appraisal
9. Working with discourse: Ideation
10. Working with discourse: Conjunction and identification
11. Interpreting discourse at different levels of proficiency

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1

This course is only available to students whose native language is not English.
This course is Compulsory for students taking the BA in Applied Linguistics for English Language Studies, and the BA in English Language Studies.
This double-module course covers all major skill areas of English language at a level approaching that of an educated native speaker. It does not focus solely on 'academic' English, but covers a variety of registers. There is, however, a strong academic slant to much of the work. Components of the course include essay writing, grammar study, reading an approved novel, vocabulary development, listening work, discussions, interview techniques, and examination practice exercises. Successful completion of this course and the following QXS-3002 should enable students to pass the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English Examination, which is placed at ALTE Level 5, corresponding to 'Mastery' in the Council of Europe framework.

This module provides an overview of TEFL theory by examining a wide range of contexts in which language teaching and learning takes place.
Topics will include the following:
1. The use of English within a global context.
2. Language awareness in the classroom.
3. English teaching methodologies.
4. Analysis of teaching English to speakers of other languages based on research articles and DVD material: affective factors and classroom interaction.
5. Implementing and evaluating curriculum change.

This module provides an introduction to the teaching of EFL through practice and theory and by examining a range of contexts in which English language teaching and learning takes place.
Topics will include the following:
1. The nature of EFL teaching contexts.
2. Methodologies employed in the EFL classroom.
3. The role of the teacher of EFL.
4. Strategies used teaching vocabulary, grammar, writing, speaking, reading & listening.
5. Factors affecting lesson planning and materials choice/design.
6. Reflective practice – evaluating teaching and lesson aims.

Topics vary depending on individual students choices, and the emphasis is on individual study. However, they relate to a wide array of issues in linguistics and/or English Language studies.
However, classes will include:
• How to formulate a research question
• Producing a research proposal
• Research methodologies
• Statistics

Semester 2

The topics covered in this module would be the following:
1. Background to SLA Research
2. Individual differences in L2 users and L2 learners
3. L1 transfer: Code-switching and Second Language Learning
4. Theories of L2 acquisition
5. The role of age in L2 acquisition
6. The goals of language teaching and assessment
7. The L2 user and the native speaker
8. Embedding SLA research into Language teaching

This module provides an introduction to the teaching of EFL through practice and theory and by examining a range of contexts in which English language teaching and learning takes place.
Topics will include the following:
1. The nature of EFL teaching contexts.
2. Methodologies employed in the EFL classroom.
3. The role of the teacher of EFL.
4. Strategies used teaching vocabulary, grammar, writing, speaking, reading & listening.
5. Factors affecting lesson planning and materials choice/design.
6. Reflective practice – evaluating teaching and lesson aims.

Topics vary depending on individual students choices, and the emphasis is on individual study. However, they relate to a wide array of issues in linguistics and/or English Language studies.
However, classes will include:
• How to formulate a research question
• Producing a research proposal
• Research methodologies
• Statistics